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Diffusion - class-XII

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Choose the best definition for 'diffusion' from the following.

  1. Passive movement from an area of greater concentration to one of lesser concentration

  2. Active movement from an area of greater concentration to one of lesser concentration

  3. Passive movement from an area of lesser concentration to one of greater concentration

  4. Active movement from an area of lesser concentration to one of greater concentration


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diffusion is a type of passive transport which do not require expenditure of cellular energy for the net movement of a substance from a region of high solute concentration to a region of low solute concentration. This is also referred to as the movement of a substance down a concentration gradient.

Different substances move independently depending on their own concentration gradients in?

  1. Simple diffusion

  2. Bulk flow

  3. Osmosis

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diffusion is a passive movement of molecules along their concentration gradient. While osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules through a differentially permeable membrane or semipermeable membrane.


So the correct option is "Simple diffusion". 

Diffusion pressure is directly proportional to:

  1. Concentration of molecules diffusing

  2. Kinetic energy of diffusing molecule

  3. Concentration gradient

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The same conditions of temperature and pressure, the molar mass is proportional to the mass density. Therefore, the rate of diffusion of different gases is inversely proportional to the square root of their mass densities.

So, the correct option is 'Concentration of molecules diffusing'.

Rate of diffusion of $CO _2$ is $20$ times higher than $O _2$, as it depends upon?

  1. Solubility of gases

  2. Partial pressure

  3. Thickness of membrane

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gas exchange is the process that occurs between oxygen and carbon dioxide. Oxygen is passed from the lungs to the bloodstream and carbon dioxide is eliminated from the bloodstream to the lungs. Exchange of Gas takes place in lungs between the alveoli and capillaries which are tiny blood vessels, placed at the walls of alveoli. The rate of diffusion depends on the thickness of the biological membrane which forms the boundary between the external environment and organisms.

Gas exchange takes place by simple diffusion based on a concentration/pressure gradient. The rate of diffusion depends not only on the solubility of gases but also on the thickness of the membranes involved in gas exchange.
So the correct answer is 'All of these'.

Movement of gases across plasma membrane occurs through ______________

  1. Osmosis

  2. Diffusion

  3. Imbibition

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Diffusion is a process in which the gaseous molecules spreads due to their kinetic energy and movement of molecules from their higher concentration to their lower concentration. Hence, The correct answer is option B.

A bottle of perfume is opened in the room opposite to you and within minutes you begin to smell the perfume. This phenomenon is a classic example of

  1. Dialysis

  2. Osmosis

  3. Active transport

  4. Diffusion


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Diffusion is the process of spreading of the gaseous molecule according to their kinetic energy. In this process, particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. If the perfume is sprayed in one corner of a room, it will be smelt soon after in the opposite corner. Since the perfume molecules are in constant random motion they bump into each other causing some molecules to be occasionally sent hurtling out of the mass. Gradually, the molecules spread out. 

Passive movement of substance from region of high concentration to the region of low concentration

  1. Inhibition

  2. Diffusion

  3. Osmosis

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Diffusion is a passive movement of substances from the region of high concentration to the region of low concentration. Diffusion finally stops when the concentration of particles of two regions becomes the same. Diffusion occurs in both liquids and gases and can take place over long distances. Diffusion in gases is much faster than in liquids the diffusion rate of oxygen in the air is 1,00,000 times more than the diffusion rate of oxygen in the water.

So, the correct answer is B.

Water obeys 

  1. The law of pressure

  2. The law of diffusion

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Water obeys laws of pressure and diffusion both. Water moves from a region of high concentration or high pressure to a region of low concentration or low pressure.

So the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Diffusion occurs from

  1. Region of higher concentration to lower concentration

  2. Region of lower concentration to higher concentration

  3. Regions of equal concentration

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diffusion may be defined as the process of movement of gases liquids or solutes from the region of higher concentration to the regions of lower concentration till the molecules are uniformly disturbed throughout the available space. Many substances like gases liquids or solutes can diffuse simultaneously in different directions and at different rates in the same place without interfering with each other.
So, the correct answer is A.

Diffusion finally stops when

  1. The concentration of particles of two regions becomes the same

  2. Concentration of particle of one region becomes higher than the other

  3. Concentration of one region becomes lower than the other

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diffusion finally stops when the concentration of particles of two regions becomes the same diffusion occurs in both liquids and gases and can take place over long distances diffusion in gases are much faster than in liquids the diffusion rate of oxygen in air is $1,00,000$ times more than diffusion rate of oxygen in water.

Which of the following states the importance of diffusion?

  1. Helps in exchange of gases during respiration.

  2. Helps in exchange of gases during photosynthesis.

  3. Responsible for transpiration.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
May be defined as the process of movement of gases, liquids or solutes from the region of higher concentration to the regions of lower concentration till the molecules are uniformly distributed throughout the available space dissolved sugars and ions of potassium and sodium can pass through cell surface membranes by diffusion. Waste products such as urea also pass out of the cell through its membrane by cell diffusion helps in exchange of gases during respiration and photosynthesis. It is also responsible for transpiration.
So, the correct answer is D.

Substances which can be moved through diffusion in plants are

  1. Ions

  2. Sugar

  3. Urea

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Diffusion may be defined as the process of movement of gases. liquids or solutes from the region of higher concentration to the regions of lower concentration till the molecules are uniformly distributed throughout the available space dissolved sugars and ions of potassium and sodium can pass through cell surface membranes by diffusion. Waste products such as urea also pass out of the cell through its membrane by cell diffusion helps in exchange of gases during respiration and photosynthesis. It is also responsible for transpiration.

So, the correct answer is D.

A cell membrane controls what goes in and out of the cell. Because of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions of the phospholipid bilayer, small nonpolar molecules cross the membrane easily, while large and hydrophilic molecules cannot cross easily.
The term used to describe this differential movement of molecules across a membrane is

  1. Passive transport

  2. Selective permeability

  3. Osmosis

  4. Diffusion


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Selective permeability is the membrane's ability to differentiate between the molecules crossing it.

Passive transport is the movement of molecules across the membrane along their concentration gradient with the help of carrier proteins.
Osmosis is the movement of solvent from a solution of low solute concentration to a solution of high solute concentration across a semipermeable membrane.
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.
So the correct answer is 'Selective permeability'.

A cell membrane regulates which substances can enter and leave the cell based on their size and polarity . Which mode of cell transport is the movement of a substance from a high concentration to an area of lower concentration without the use of protein channels or energy?

  1. Simple diffusion

  2. Facilitated diffusion

  3. Osmosis

  4. Active transport

  5. Isotonic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
A. Simple diffusion is the net movement of particles of a substance from a region of greater or higher concentration to a region of lower concentration due to their own intrinsic kinetic energy. In simple words, it is a passive movement of molecules along their concentration gradient.
B. Facilitated diffusion is the passive movement of molecules along their concentration gradient with the help of membrane proteins known as channel proteins or carrier proteins.
C. Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane along the concentration gradient.
D. In Active transport, molecules are carried from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration against the concentration gradient with the utilisation of ATP.
E. Isotonic solution is a solution with equal solute concentrations to one another and thus, there is no net movement of water.
So, the correct answer is Simple diffusion,

 A cell membrane regulates, which substances can enter and leave the cell based on their size and polarity. Ions cross the cell membrane through which of the following processes? 

  1. Simple diffusion

  2. Active transport

  3. Endocytosis

  4. Osmosis

  5. Facilitated diffusion


Correct Option: E
Explanation:
A. Simple diffusion is the net movement of particles of a substance from a region of greater or higher concentration to a region of lower concentration due to their own intrinsic kinetic energy. In simple words, it is a passive movement of molecules along their concentration gradient.
B. In Active transport, molecules are carried from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration against the concentration gradient with the utilisation of ATP.
C. Endocytosis is a process in which there is engulfing of material by the invagination of cell membrane.
D. Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane along the concentration gradient.
E. Facilitated diffusion is the passive movement of molecules along their concentration gradient with the help of membrane proteins known as channel proteins or carrier proteins.
Since ions cross the cell membrane with the help of membrane proteins, it is called facilitated diffusion.
So, the correct answer is 'Facilitated diffusion'.

Type of transport across the biomembrane without the help of proteins is

  1. Facilitated diffusion

  2. Active transport

  3. Simple diffusion

  4. Diffusion via symport


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Simple diffusion can be defined as the process by which solutes particles are moved along the concentration gradient through the semipermeable membrane (cell membrane)
  • Eg- water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, ethanol and urea are transported by simple diffusion.
  • This type of transport does not require energy for the transport of molecules across the cell membrane. 
  • So, the correct answer is 'Simple diffusion'.

Diffusion is more rapid in liquid than in gases.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Diffusion is more rapid in gas as compared to liquid, this is because gases have more kinetic energy and gas molecules are smaller compared to liquid molecules. When the temperature is raised, this results in the increase of kinetic energy of the molecules and rate of diffusion is also increased.

So, the correct answer is option B.

Plasma membrane does not have carrier molecules for

  1. Active transport

  2. Simple diffusion

  3. Faciliated diffusion

  4. $Na^+-K^+$ pump


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In facilitated diffusion, molecules diffuse across the plasma membrane with assistance from membrane proteins, such as channels and carriers.
For active transport, as the movement is against the concentration gradient, carriers or pumps are required. Similarly with Na-K pump.
Simple diffusion is just the movement of molecules from a place of higher concentration to lower concentration without any carrier molecules.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B). 

Cell wall shows

  1. Semi permeability

  2. Selective permeability

  3. Complete permeability

  4. Impermeability


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cell wall is the outer protective layer of a cell. Cellulose is an important constituent of the cell wall. It is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. It is is selectively permeable, as it allows molecules upto 30-60kD to pass easily without the expenditure of energy and fully permeable to water and proteins molecules.

Differential permeability is a semipermeable membrane which is almost completely impermeable to solute molecules, but is permeable to the solvent.
Complete permeability is a membrane which is almost completely permeable to all the solute and solvent molecules.
Semipermeable membrane allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by diffusion
So, the correct answer is option ' Selectively permeable'.

The movement of free atoms from higher concentration to lower concentration is called:

  1. Osmosis

  2. Diffusion

  3. Endosmosis

  4. Exosmosis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Osmosis is the movement of solvent through a semi-permeable membrane to a region of higher solute concentration.

Diffusion is a process of movement of ions or molecules from a higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Endosmosis is the process of movement of solvent from outside to the inside of the cell.
While, exosmosis is the process of movement of solvent from inside to the outside of the cell.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B). 


State whether the following statements are true or false.
Lipid-soluble molecules are able to diffuse into a cell more rapidly than water-soluble molecules.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fat-soluble molecules, such as steroids, alcohols, and some vitamins, can dissolve in the lipid portion of the membrane and diffuse in and out the cell. Water soluble molecules can't pass through the hydrophobic portion of the phospholipid layer.

So, the correct option is 'True'.

Which one of the following process of transporting substances across a membrane does not involve a change in the shape of the transport protein?

  1. Active transport

  2. $Na^+ - K^+$ pump

  3. Simple diffusion

  4. Facilitated diffusion


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Both active transport and facilitated diffusion are mediated through membrane proteins, here channel proteins allow diffusion of solutes of appropriate size only, so in this size and shape of transport protein changes while simple diffusion does not require proteins for transportation.

 So, the correct option is 'Simple diffusion'.

The given table shows properties of four cells systems A, B, C and D. The maximum rate of inward diffusion of water will be observed in which of these systems?

System Intracellular concentration of water Extracellular concentration of water
A $0.09$M $0.11$M
B $0.2$M $0.5$M
C $0.05$M $0.7$M
D $0.03$M $0.6$M
  1. System A

  2. System B

  3. System C

  4. System D


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Diffusion of water will occur from higher concentration to lower concentration. Maximum rate of inward diffusion of water will occur where concentration difference is maximum. System C has maximum concentration difference of 0.65M. Hence, maximum diffusion will occur in system C.

So, the correct answer is 'System C'.

Movement of the molecules of solids, gases or liquids from the region of their higher concentration to the region of their lower concentration is known as ___________.

  1. Diffusion

  2. Osmosis

  3. Imbibition

  4. Active transport


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diffusion is the movement of the particles of different substances from the region of their higher concentration, free energy or diffusion pressure to the region of their lower concentration, free energy or diffusion pressure.

Water in adjacent xylem moves into the phloem by process of :

  1. Simple diffusion

  2. Active transport

  3. Osmosis

  4. Facilitated diffusion


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Water is passively transported into the roots and then into the xylem. The forces of cohesion and adhesion cause the water molecules to form a column in the xylem. Water moves from the xylem into the mesophyll cells, evaporates from their surfaces and leaves by diffusion through the stomata. The increased solute concentration causes water to move by osmosis from the xylem into the phloem. The positive pressure that is produced pushes water and solutes down the pressure gradient. So, the correct answer is "Osmosis".

In photosynthesis, oxygen is given out by the process of

  1. Diffusion 

  2. Osmosis

  3. Transpiration

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diffusion is a process in which the molecules intermingle due to their kinetic energy and movement of molecules is from higher concentration to lower concentration. During photosynthesis, the plant produces oxygen as a byproduct and hence the concentration of oxygen inside the cell is higher than the outer environment. Plant releases oxygen in external environment through diffusion process.

Aquatic plants lose most of their metabolic wastes by .......... process.

  1. Diffusion

  2. Osmosis

  3. Reverse osmosis

  4. Dialysis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aquatic plants lose most of their metabolic wastes by diffusion directly into the water, surrounding them as the concentration of that metabolic wastes is more in the cell as compared to the surroundings. They do not have to store the waste products as terrestrial plants do. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Name the process which is useful for the movement of substances like CO$ _2$ and O$ _2$ across the cell membrane.

  1. Diffusion

  2. Osmosis

  3. Active diffusion

  4. Reverse osmosis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

CO$ _2$ and O$ _2$ are gases so, they move in and out of the cell by diffusion. Diffusion is a process in which the gaseous molecules spreads, due to their kinetic energy and movement of molecules is from higher concentration to lower concentration. 

Which is incorrect ?

  1. Rate of diffusion is directly proportional to concentration.

  2. Rate of diffusion is inversely proportional to concentration.

  3. Diffusion is movement of particles from low to high electrochemical potential.

  4. Example of diffusion is opening of scent or ammonia in one corner.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Diffusion is the movement of water molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration. It also transfers the molecule along the electrochemical potential gradient.

So, the correct answer is 'Diffusion is the movement of particles from low to high electrochemical potential.'

The given table shows properties of four cells systems A, B, C and D. The maximum rate of inward diffusion of water will be observed in which of these systems?

System Intracellular concentration of water  Extracellularconcentration of water
A 0.09 M 0.11 M
B 0.2 M 0.5 M
C 0.05 M 0.6 M
D 0.03 M 0.7 M
  1. System A

  2. System B

  3. System C

  4. System D


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A.In the system A, inward diffusion of water takes place with slow rate

B. In the system B, inward diffusion of water takes place with medium rate.

C.In the system C, inward diffusion of water takes place with maximum rate

D.In the system D, inward diffusion of water takes place with high rate

So, the correct option is ‘System C’.

The factor which does not affect the rate of alveolar diffusion is

  1. solubility of gases

  2. thickness of the membranes

  3. pressure gradient

  4. reactivity of the gases.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$O _{2}$ and $CO _{2}$ are exchanged in the alveoli by simple diffusion. The factors that affect the diffusion are pressure gradient of the gases, solubility of the gases and the thickness of the membranes involved in diffusion.

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